Setting in literature refers to the time and place of the text.

The placing of contrasting ideas or images close together is known as juxtaposition.

The word duality describes the combination of two opposite things in one.

If you are pious, you live in a way that shows your religious beliefs.

Blasphemy is saying or doing something that shows you do not respect God or a religion.

Considering Stevenson's subversion of Gothic setting in 'Jekyll and Hyde'

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Considering Stevenson's use of time and weather in 'Jekyll and Hyde'

Considering Stevenson's use of fog as a motif in 'Jekyll and Hyde'

Exploring Mr Utterson's dream in Stevenson's 'Jekyll and Hyde'

Comparing atmospheric settings in Stevenson's 'Jekyll and Hyde'

Considering doors and windows as key motifs in Stevenson's 'Jekyll and Hyde'

Detailed analysis of an extract in 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'

In 'Jekyll and Hyde: the Divided City', pupils explore how the city of London is used as a symbol of Jekyll's duplicitous life. In 'Jekyll & Hyde: Society as the Villain', pupils critically analyse the role the Victorian patriarchy and the class system plays in Jekyll's demise.

In 'Jekyll & Hyde: Duality and Evil', pupils explore how Jekyll creates Hyde to explore his deepest and darkest desires. In 'Jekyll & Hyde, the Divided City', pupils explore how Stevenson uses the setting of London to symbolise the duality of Jekyll.

In this unit, pupils explore the importance of settings in 'Jekyll and Hyde'. They first look at how Stevenson subverts our expectations of gothic settings, before looking at different settings and motifs in the novella. They finally do a detailed analysis of the 'Incident at the window' extract.

Nineteenth century text: first deep dive

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

 Track ideas across a text, looking for similarities and differences. 

Consider why a writer chose a particular method and explain our reasoning. 

Place opposing ideas close together to draw attention to the contrast. 

When a writer juxtaposes ideas, what do they do?

Two often contrasting ideas or moods contained in one. 

Conversations between two very different people. 

A fight - like a duel - between two opposing sides. 

What word is missing from the following quotation from Chapter 4 of  'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' "{{}} ways?"

In the quotation "bright open fire" from Chapter 2 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', what might the fire symbolise?

Stevenson distrusted the Metropolitan police and thought they were incompetent. 

He wanted to show a lawless London and how nothing could be done about crime.

Stevenson's purpose was to show that Hyde is outside the normal rules.

Why might Stevenson choose to make the police unable to solve the crimes of Edward Hyde in 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?

It was growing so quickly that the population struggled to find housing. 

There were severe problems with alcohol drinking. 

Why might Victorian London be called a two sided city?

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', what profession is Dr. Jekyll?

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', Mr. Utterson belongs to which profession?

In  'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', who is Poole?

In 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', when Hyde crushes a small child, what is he compared to?

How does Hyde avoid being punished for mowing down the small child in Chapter 1 of 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?

Because he won't go out into society any more.

Why do Utterson and Enfield become worried about Jekyll in 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?

Considering Stevenson's subversion of Gothic setting in 'Jekyll and Hyde'

Lesson outcome

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